XXE attack in EMC Unisphere - #VU12276

 

XXE attack in EMC Unisphere - #VU12276

Published: April 27, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12276
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
EMC Unisphere

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper restriction of XML external entity reference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash, conduct XML external entity attacks to obtain files and gain root privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources